[Intro]
The gates gave way like thunder
The hall filled up with rain
The crown sat cracked and crooked
Above a life of pain

[Verse]
The tyrant stood in scarlet mail
With rubies on his hand
He laughed to see a bard approach
Instead of armed command
He said, Your father died for this
Your mother died unknown
And now you bring a beggar’s song
Before my royal throne

[Pre-Chorus]
Caelwyn raised the ancient lute
The people filled the door
And every breath in Arvandor
Was waiting for the roar

[Chorus]
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
Not forged in steel, not crowned alone
I bring no empire, claim no chain
I bring the names you drowned in pain
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
The seed beneath the shattered stone
You stole the crown, but not the song
And songs remember all along

[Verse]
The false king drew his blackened sword
And charged beneath the flame
But every step he took in wrath
Was swallowed by his shame
Caelwyn struck the hidden chord
The one no scroll had shown
The throne itself began to sing
In his father’s tone

[Pre-Chorus]
The lion carved in broken wood
Awoke beneath the stain
The hall rang out with murdered vows
Returning through the rain

[Chorus]
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
Not forged in steel, not crowned alone
I bring no empire, claim no chain
I bring the names you drowned in pain
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
The seed beneath the shattered stone
You stole the crown, but not the song
And songs remember all along

[Instrumental]
Oh-oh-oh, broken throne
Oh-oh-oh, not alone
Oh-oh-oh, truth has flown
Oh-oh-oh, claim the stone

[Bridge]
The tyrant swung, the lute was split
Its body cracked in two
But from the broken instrument
A brighter music flew
The people sang the final line
The one forbidden most
The names of every murdered soul
Rose up like a host

[Breakdown]
No crown
Without the land
No king
Without the hand
No throne
Without the song

[Build-up]
The sword fell ringing to the floor
The tyrant staggered back
The stolen crown slid from his brow
And split along the crack
Caelwyn did not strike him down
He let the people see
A ruler built on fear alone
Has no eternity

[Chorus]
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
Not forged in steel, not crowned alone
I bring no empire, claim no chain
I bring the names you drowned in pain
I am The Bard and the Broken Throne
The seed beneath the shattered stone
You stole the crown, but not the song
And songs remember all along

[Chorus]
We are The Bard and the Broken Throne
No heart shall rise or fall alone
The crown is not a tyrant’s right
The crown belongs to those who fight
We are The Bard and the Broken Throne
The seed beneath the shattered stone
You stole the crown, but not the song
And songs remember all along

[Outro]
The gates gave way like thunder
The hall filled up with dawn
The broken throne stood silent
But the people’s song went on